Planica 1948 Explained

Planica 1948
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Host City:Planica, FPR Yugoslavia
Events:International Ski Flying Week
Sports:Ski flying
Stadium:Bloudkova velikanka K120
Previous:1947
Next:1949

Planica 1948 was an International ski flying week competition held from 14—17 March 1948 in Planica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. Over 20,000 people has gathered in total. The best jump counted as final result.

Schedule

width=100pxDate width=120pxEvent width=50pxRoundswidth=305pxLongest jump of the daywidth=50pxVisitors
11 March 1948   align=left rowspan=3Training — canceled; high temperatures, melted snow —
12 March 1948   — canceled; snow was still not prepared —
13 March 1948   2
2 		88 metres (289 ft) by Charles Blum (morning)
111 metres (364 ft) by Charles Blum (afternoon) 		N/A
14 March 1948   Competition: Day 1 2
—————
1 		120 metres (394 ft) by Janez Polda (morning, crash)
113 metres (371 ft) by Charles Blum (morning)
—————————————————————————
121 metres (397 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon, crash)
103 metres (338 ft) by Charles (afternoon) 		10,000
15 March 1948   Competition: Day 2 3
2 		109 metres (358 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (morning)
120 metres (394 ft) by Fritz Tschannen (afternoon) 		N/A
16 March 1948   Competition: Day 3 3
— 		104 metres (341 ft) by Rudi Finžgar (morning)
canceled; temperatures, melting snow (afternoon) 		3,000
17 March 1948   Competition: Day 4 2 N/A

Competition

On 11 March 1948, the first day of training jumps at the international ski flying week was on schedule. But it was canceled due to high temperatures and sun which was melting the snow.[1]

On 12 March 1948, the second day the international ski flying week on schedule also did not allow any jumps. Again due to weather conditions, temperatures got little cooler but snow under was still not hard enough.[2]

On 13 March 1948, the first and only training was held at last after weather problems two days in a row. A couple of thousands people has gathered, who have seen morning and afternoon event with two rounds. Fritz Tschannen was the longest at 104 metres.[3]

On 14 March 1948, opening with the first day of competition was on schedule, in the morning event with two rounds and afternoon event only with one jump due to icy inrun track. Janez Polda touched the ground at 120 metres world record distance in the morning event and another world record distance was beat at the afternoon event when Swiss jumper Charles Blum crashed at 121 metres. Total of 10,000 people has gathered that day.[4]

On 15 March 1948, the second day of competition was on schedule with the morning and afternoon event, both times with three rounds. Fritz Tschannen set the world record at 120 metres in his last attempt of day at afternoon event.

On 16 March 1948, the third day of competition was on schedule in the morning event with three rounds, afternoon was canceled due to high temperatures and melting snow. Rudi Finžgar was the longest with 104 metres in front of 3,000 people.[5]

On 17 March 1948, the last day of international ski flying week competition was on schedule, but with two rounds only as due to weather conditions event was ended right after. Fritz Tschannen won the four-day competition with 120 m in the battle for the best jump.[6]

Training

13 March 1948 — 9:30 AM — Four rounds — chronological order

BibNameCountryRound 1Round 2
1 62 m 67 m
2 59 m 62 m
3 72 m 73 m
4 64 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD762 m
5 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD766 m 67 m
6 68 m 57 m
7 65 m 69 m
8 59 m 52 m
9 80 m 92 m
10 73 m 84 m
11 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD774 m 72 m
12 69 m 67 m
13 66 m 71 m
14 59 m 80 m
15 69 m 88 m
16 70 m 84 m
17 69 m 80 m
18 71 m 85 m
Afternoon jumps
1 92 m —
2 78 m 84 m
3 75 m 72 m
4 74 m 77 m
5 70 m 70 m
6 92 m —
7 90 m 97 m
9 103 m —
10 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD785 m 83 m
11 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD777 m 82 m
12 88 m 111 m
13 79 m 94 m
14 89 m 100 m
15 98 m 104 m
16 84 m 86 m
17 90 m 85 m
18 91 m 88 m

Competition: Day 1

14 March 1948 — 10:00 AM — Three rounds — chronological order

BibNameCountryRound 1Round 2
1 102 m 113 m
2 106 m 100 m
3 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD799 m 109 m
4 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7100 m 100 m
5 97 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD797 m
6 93 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD794 m
7 105 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7107 m
8 97 m 102 m
9 107 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7105 m
10 align=center bgcolor=#9ACD32120 m align=center bgcolor=#FAE6FA109 m
11 100 m 106 m
12 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD782 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD782 m
13 79 m 84 m
14 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD782 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD786 m
15 83 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD780 m
16 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7102 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7100 m
17 align=center 84 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD785 m
18 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD796 m 100 m
Afternoon jumps, 16:00 PM
1 align=center bgcolor=#9ACD32121 m —
2 97 m —
3 97 m —
4 102 m —
5 95 m —
6 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD794 m —
8 104 m —
9 103 m —
10 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD795 m —
11 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD792 m —
12 89 m —
13 92 m —
14 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7N/A —
15 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD797 m —

Competition: Day 2

15 March 1948 — 10:00 AM — Five rounds — chronological order

BibNameCountryRound 1Round 2Round 3
1 102 m 109 m 109 m
2 93 m 98 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD793 m*
3 100 m 101 m
4 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD779 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD785 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD798 m
5 88 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7105 m —
6 69 m 71 m 76 m
7 79 m 80 m —
Afternoon jumps
1 114 m align=center bgcolor=#B0E0E6120 m —
2 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7108 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7109 m —
3 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7106 m 114 m —
4 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7118 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7118 m —
5 86 m 102 m —
6 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD781 m 80 m —
7 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD799 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7100 m —

Competition: Day 3

16 March 1948 — 9:50 AM — Three rounds — chronological order

BibNameCountryRound 1Round 2Round 3
1 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD791 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD785 m —
2 88 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD790 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD786 m
3 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD786 m 86 m 85 m
4 81 m 84 m 81 m
5 90 m 89 m —
6 73 m 78 m 77 m
7 102 m 100 m —
8 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD798 m 103 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD797 m
9 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD786 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD791 m 82 m
10 69 m 80 m 79 m
11 101 m 99 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD793 m
12 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD797 m — —
13 74 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD788 m —
14 103 m 96 m —
15 104 m 98 m —
16 102 m 98 m —
17 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7100 m — —
18 99 m 96 m —

Competition: Day 4

17 March 1948 — Two rounds — ranking incomplete — points N/A

RankBibNameCountryRound 1Round 2
1 14 97 m 97 m
2 15 96 m 91 m
N/A 1 99 m 95 m
N/A 2 100 m 95 m
N/A 3 90 m 87 m
N/A 4 92 m 88 m
N/A 5 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD790 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD790 m
N/A 6 83 m 82 m
N/A 7 92 m 91 m
N/A 8 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD793 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD785 m
N/A 9 99 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7100 m
N/A 10 78 m 81 m
N/A 11 88 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD792 m
N/A 12 92 m 91 m
N/A 13 Lenemayer 87 m 94 m
N/A 16 align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD785 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD784 m
N/A 17 99 m align=center bgcolor=#FAEBD7100 m
N/A 18 80 m 80 m
Not recognized. Crash at WR!
Yugoslavian national record!
World record!
Fall or touch!

Official results

International Ski Flying Week

14–17 March 1948 – the best jump[7]

RankNameDist.
1 align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC120 m
2 align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC114 m
3 align=center bgcolor=#DCDCDC113 m

Ski flying world records

DateNameCountryMetresFeet
14 March 1948   120 394
14 March 1948   121 397
15 March 1948   120 394
Not recognized! Touch at world record distance.
Not recognized! Crash at world record distance.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: V Planici se zbirajo tekmovalci, p.4. Slovenski poročevalec. 12 March 1948. sl.
  2. Web site: Vreme ovira pričetek poletov na veliki skakalnici v Planici, p.6. Slovenski poročevalec. 13 March 1948. sl.
  3. Web site: Prvi letošnji poleti na veliki skakalnici v Planici, p.9. Slovenski poročevalec. 14 March 1948. sl.
  4. Web site: Izredni uspehi slovenskih in inozemskih skakalcev v Planici, p.6. Slovenski poročevalec. 16 March 1948. sl.
  5. Web site: Izredni uspehi naših skakalcev v Planici, p.3. Slovenski poročevalec. 17 March 1948. sl.
  6. Web site: Planica naj ostane edina mamutska skakalnica na svetu, p.7. Slovenski poročevalec. 18 March 1948. sl.
  7. Web site: Planica 1934 – 2011: Podiums and top distances for each international competition. Jože Šlibar. 3 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201141042/http://www.osc-planica.si/uploads/file/0EngPlanica11.pdf. 2014-02-01.

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